A film festival has two great moments. The first is when the lights go down and an audience discovers a film. The second is when that film leaves the festival and finds an audience of its own. I’m delighted to say that two debut features from our June 2026 Raindance programme have secured UK theatrical […]
Unlike its American counterparts, British zombie movies aren’t usually set in malls. Nina Romain talks to two Brit zombie-meisters who chose to have their heroes taking on the undead in UK shopping centres – despite their zombies attacking the offspring of British acting icons Attacking the UK cinema market last week, the newest Resident Evil […]
January 2005: Hot Aussie summer. I was scrolling through my emails and came across one requesting volunteers to help out on a music video. It was to be produced in Sydney and starred N’Fa, who, at the time, was the lead singer of Australian hip-hop group 1200 Techniques. The production company was Babyfoot Productions, and […]
“It wasn’t the diagnosis or the condition itself that was the worst part, but how society treated them afterwards.” This harsh yet hopeful realisation is the driving force behind Human Forever, a cinematic event that has transformed from a groundbreaking documentary into a global movement. Spanning screenings for world leaders and adoption by over 43 […]
It started, as many independent films do, with a room full of ideas and no guarantees. The BFI-supported pitching session wasn’t just about finding a strong concept — it was about finding people. People willing to bet on themselves. Among dozens of hopefuls, what emerged wasn’t just a project, but a team: directors, writers, editors […]
Independent filmmaking has a habit of disguising itself as something manageable. In our case, it began with a play: five women, one location, a church basement, and a story driven almost entirely by dialogue and performance. As Producer and Director, I found myself drawn not just to the apparent simplicity, but to the pressure that […]
Nobody is coming. Not to tap your shoulder. Not to slide you a pass. Not to tell you you’re “ready.” The film business doesn’t open. It leaks. It tilts. It slouches sideways. It’s a busted fire door at the back of a multiplex, and if you’re waiting for an usher with a flashlight you’re going to die […]
“The important thing is to make a different world, to make a world that is not now. A real world, a genuine world, but one that allows myth to live. The myth is everything.” – Sergio Leone We are making a western, an Italo-Western. Could you call it a ‘Spaghetti-Western’? Perhaps … Could you call […]
This might be a long shot but here goes… I’m a writer, creative director having studied journalism and political science abroad at UMASS Amherst. In college, the Bollywood Film Bug bit hard and how, so I packed my bags and flew back to India, armed with the exuberance of youth, excited at the prospect of […]
Q: How did you make your movie, Brooke? A: I just… did it. And I didn’t stop doing it until well after the premiere and streaming launch. Context: I’d spent years writing films for other people to direct, films that didn’t get made. Then I spent six years developing a film for myself to direct […]
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